Seasoned Middle School teacher Karen Lowe has had her fair share of introductions over the last two decades of molding young minds.
To kick off the school year, she tried a new tactic called “The Baggage Activity” to get kids to open up and share with their new classmates. When she first decided to try the activity, Karen had no idea the incredible doors it would open for understanding and respect in her classroom.
On August 22nd, Karen asked her students what it meant to have baggage.
“They mostly said it was hurtful stuff you carry around on your shoulders,” Karen wrote on Facebook.
This starts my 22nd year of teaching middle school. Yesterday was quite possibly one of the most impactful days I have…